Senior Staff Software Engineer, On-Device Machine Learning
Job Summary
Job Description
- 8+ years software development experience (Python, C, C++)
- 7+ years leading ML projects, design, and infrastructure experience
- 5+ years testing and launching software products
- Experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Performance analysis and optimization expertise
- Master's/PhD in related field
- 5+ years technical leadership experience
- Experience with on-device ML SDKs (TensorFlow Lite, Core ML)
- Knowledge of ML converters/compilers and runtimes
- Understanding of Generative AI model architectures
9 skills required
Job Details
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++).
- 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy, ML design, and working with industry-scale ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, data processing, debugging, fine tuning).
- 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
- Experience in performance analysis and optimization including GPU programming, mobile GPU, system architecture, performance modeling, benchmarking, machine learning infrastructure, or other similar experience.
- Experience with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams, setting technical direction, excellent communication, collaboration, working in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Experience with on-device ML SDKs/tooling (e.g., TensorFlow Lite, ExecuTorch, Core ML, SNPE/QNN).
- In-depth knowledge of ML converters/compilers and runtimes, and hardware-accelerated ML inference techniques.
- Understanding of Generative AI model architectures and their optimization for on-device execution.
- Proven track record of leading and delivering successful ML projects focused on on-device deployment (Android, iOS, web browsers, or embedded devices).
About the job
Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
Google AI Edge enables developers and Google products to deploy AI across mobile, web, and embedded with our AI edge stack - from low-code APIs to hardware specific acceleration libraries to achieve leading performance and device optionality at scale. Our team focuses on cross-platform infrastructure and solutions aligned with Google's biz needs: serving our Google Products across Android, iOS and Web, third-party developers, and building specialized solutions for Pixel.
The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers and the billions of people who use Google services around the world.
We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest TPUs to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing. Our global impact spans software and hardware, including Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, the leading AI platform for bringing Gemini models to enterprise customers.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000-$349,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .
Responsibilities
- Develop and guide critical projects in Google's on-device ML infrastructure (e.g., LiteRT, MediaPipe, GenAI Inference).
- Enable on-device deployment of key models, such as Gemini Nano and Gemma, across various accelerators (GPU/Pixel TPU/NPUs/CPU) on Android, Chrome, and more.
- Improve performance of on-device model inference via optimizations in the model representation, on-device runtime, and kernel implementation.
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